diff --git a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/audio/openal/ALAudioRenderer.java b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/audio/openal/ALAudioRenderer.java
index 887f7348e6..0498de24b5 100644
--- a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/audio/openal/ALAudioRenderer.java
+++ b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/audio/openal/ALAudioRenderer.java
@@ -1147,7 +1147,7 @@ public void updateInRenderThread(float tpf) {
 
             // Check if we need to sync JME status with OpenAL status.
             if (openALStatus != jmeStatus) {
-                if (openALStatus == Status.Stopped && jmeStatus == Status.Playing) {
+                if (openALStatus == Status.Stopped && jmeStatus != Status.Stopped) {
 
                     // Source stopped playing unexpectedly (finished or starved)
                     if (src.getAudioData() instanceof AudioStream) {